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    News.az, Azerbaijan
    Jan 6 2010


    Progress in Karabakh conflict urgent for Ankara, political scientist
    Wed 06 January 2010 | 10:12 GMT Text size:


    Alexei Vlasov There are no special differences between Moscow and
    Ankara in the liberation of the occupied lands around Nagorno
    Karabakh.

    "The situation in Nagorno Karabakh issue is that any contact in the
    Ankara-Washington-Moscow axe is considered both in Azerbaijan and
    Armenia via the prism of the Karabakh issue. Therefore, I do not rule
    out that this issue will be on the agenda of talks during the upcoming
    visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Moscow", said
    political scientist and general director of the Center for Post-Soviet
    area studies Alexei Vlasov.

    He noted that though he does not hope for the public declaration of
    agreements on the Karabakh issue by the leaders of Russia and Turkey
    but adoption of any roadmap regarding the settlement of this issue is
    not ruled out.
    "Ankara may ask Moscow to do it a favor in this issue, as April is
    coming and Obama may recognize the "Armenian genocide". To avoid this
    and for the calm ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols in the
    parliament, the progress in Karabakh issue is urgent for Ankara. I
    think Moscow will promise Ankara to do everything possible to
    accelerate the settlement of this issue. I think there are no
    differences between Moscow and Ankara in the issue of the liberation
    of lands around Nagorno Karabakh. I think Washington will also take
    such a decision", Vlasov said.

    Meanwhile, the political scientist noted that the complete settlement
    of the Karabakh conflict will take time. "The positions of the parties
    including the moderators of this process are too different. Washington
    will want to keep its right to settle this conflict. Moscow is also
    not against being a dominating force in this issue. Brussels and Paris
    also have their interests apart from the interests of the regional
    superpowers, including Turkey and Iran. Therefore, the parties will
    have to pass a long process here. But I think it is possible to reach
    a consensus in the issue of liberation of occupied lands around
    Nagorno Karabakh", he said.

    1news.az
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